Foreign-born population share in Watertown, WI
Foreign-born population share in Watertown, WI was 3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 70th highest of 98 cities in 2024.
Foreign-born population share in Watertown, WI, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.9 |
Compared with Wisconsin and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Watertown, WI | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 5.2 |
| United States | 14.1 |
Rankings
- EU countries by foreign-born share of the population
- US states by foreign-born share of the population
- US cities by foreign-born share of the population
- Cities in Wisconsin by foreign-born share of the population
Definition
People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population. United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat). England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.
Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.
How it is calculated
Foreign-born population divided by total population for the same place and year, times 100. United States: Census Bureau American Community Survey table B05002 (foreign born over total population). EU countries: Invokely calculation FOR / TOTAL * 100 from Eurostat migr_pop4ctb (country of birth, all ages, both sexes, 1 January); the total includes residents whose country of birth is unknown.
Inputs
- Foreign-born population (B05002_E013) (2024): 692, U.S. Census Bureau
- Total population (B05002_E001) (2024): 22,774, U.S. Census Bureau
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Foreign-born population share, Watertown, WI, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Foreign-born population share, Watertown, WI, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population/watertown-wi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Foreign-born population share, Watertown, WI, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population/watertown-wi.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Foreign-born population share, Watertown, WI, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population/watertown-wi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_foreign_born_population_share_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Foreign-born population share, Watertown, WI, 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/foreign-born-population/watertown-wi. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Questions
What is the foreign-born share of the population in Watertown, WI?
Foreign-born population share in Watertown, WI was 3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2 pts from 2023. That is the 70th highest of 98 cities in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest foreign-born share of the population in Watertown, WI?
3.9% in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
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